Olu Falae kidnapped on his 77th birthday

WHAT ought to be a day of merry making turned one of misery for former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae, who was kidnapped yesterday by suspected Fulani herdsmen on his 77th birthday.

Falae, who is also a chieftain and leader of the ‎Yoruba Socio-cultural group, Afenifere, was said to have been abducted on his farm in Ilado, along Igbatoro road, in Akure, the capital city of Ondo State.

The Director of Administration and Publicity Secretary of the SDP in the state, Mr. Remi Olayiwola, broke the news to journalists.

“It was confirmed that Baba went to his farm as usual in Ilado. The gunmen went to his farm where they attacked and kidnapped him,” Olayiwola said. He disclosed that the kidnappers have contacted the family members of the victim and demanded the sum of N100 million before he would be released from their den.

“The abductors have contacted Chief Olu Falae’s wife and they are demanding the sum of N100 million before they would release him,” he said.

The State Chairman of the SDP, Chief Korede Duyile, ‎reaffirmed the news of the abduction, saying, “all we can confirm to you now is that Baba Falae has been kidnapped.”